纸上画的饼，看得吃不得紙上畫的餅，看得吃不得紙上畫的餅，看得吃不得

a cake drawn on paper: you can look at it but not eat it

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Something that looks good but has no practical value. Close to 'all show and no substance' or 'pie in the sky'.

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Simplified: 纸上画的饼，看得吃不得
Traditional (Taiwan): 紙上畫的餅，看得吃不得
Pinyin: zhǐ shang huà de bǐng, kàn de chībùdé
Pinyin (Taiwan): zhǐ shàng huà de bǐng, kàn de chībùdé
Bopomofo: ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄧㄥˇ，ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄔㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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